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Territory Manager (Australia)

Joined Exodus in: 2011Lou most recently climbed Island Peak and describes Kathmandu as her home away from home and that nothing beats the hot apple pie at Namche Bakery....guilt free when you think of the challenges ahead up the trail. Her trekking jaunts across the globe include: Everest Base Camp & Goyko Lakes, Annapurna Adventure, Mont Blanc Circuit, Markha Valley, Kokoda Track, Kilimanjaro - Rongai Route, Gorilla Trek - Rwanda and the spectacular Simien Mountains, Ethiopia. Lou grew up in outback Australia and heads up the Exodus team in Melbourne.

Expert in: Nepal, Indian Himalaya, Kilimanjaro, Ethiopia and South America.

Joined Exodus in: 2005Back in 1987, Alistair bought a bucket-shop ticket to Islamabad, picked up the Karakoram Highway and headed over to China and then south through India to Ceylon over to Indochina via the Indonesian Archipelago to Papua New Guinea. Finally stopping after nine months for a refuel in Melbourne, the finest city in the southern hemisphere. He didn't leave for three years. His passion for trekking high peaks in the Andes is matched only with the need to find the perfect live Indie music gig, the more alternative the better!

Joined Exodus in: 2005David once bought a one way ticket to Mumbai and a year later found himself in Beijing via 5 legged cows, moped crashes and a hitch with a wanted criminal. Along the way he met rock stars, international footballers and loads of monks. Nowadays, if he's not at his Sales desk, he can be found on the top of mountains or cross-country skiing in one of the many great destinations Exodus offers. He's hurtled out of control on skis into a tree, bagged Kilimanjaro and Toubkal, done the Moonstone Trek and most recently completed the Mont Blanc Circuit.

Joined Exodus in: 2005After a couple of backpacking trips to far flung places, the travel industry seemed the obvious path for Olly. Since joining Exodus, he's been fortunate enough to continue his travels on 'work' trips as often as possible. Thanks to Exodus he's developed a passion for trekking, and has been sent up Mont Blanc, Mt Toubkal, Kilimanjaro, Everest Base Camp, Stok Kangri, Mt Triglav, and the Inca Trail. He now resides in the Sales team.

Joined Exodus in: 2011After making it around Australia in an old VW campervan, Natalie decided that working in travel was the place to be! Her passion for trekking began in Nepal after making it to Everest Base Camp, since then she has hiked up active volcanoes in Guatemala, walked along the Great Wall of China and trekked the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu. She made her way to the Exodus sales team after travelling overland from Costa Rica to LA and living in New Zealand. Natalie has recently returned from trekking in Patagonia and plans to trek to Petra in Jordan and hike up Mount Etna. She is also braving the British weather to complete the 3 peaks challenge with some of her colleagues!

Joined Exodus in: 2003Growing up in a flat part of Ireland wasn't the most obvious starting point for a love of mountains and travel, but it's something which has been with Brendan since he first made it to Nepal 15 years ago. These days, he still tries to squeeze in a yearly trip to some corner of the globe but managing both the Customer Operations team and a young family (not at the same time) keep his hands pretty full!

Joined Exodus in: 2007Having spent several winter ski seasons whizzing down the alpine slopes and summer seasons working at a watersports school in the south of France, Chloe's passion for travel began whilst at university. Shortly after, she spent 2 years living in Australia and New Zealand before heading back to the UK to begin her career in travel. Her role as Product Manager has meant that not only has she been able to enjoy some great European trekking and activity trips, but also to discover a new found love of the Middle East.

Joined Exodus in: 2000A gap year that turned into several years of travelling throughout the world was when Emma first got her taste for trekking; firstly in Nepal on the Annapurna Circuit, but then across the Indian Himalaya, Africa and The Middle East. Nowadays, though based in the London office, Emma tries to get away on an annual trek. Every new route is a unique and always a fantastic experience!

Joined Exodus in: 2003Prior to life in the Exodus office Jim made his living teaching outdoor education in Cornwall, progressing into guiding during the British winter and moving out to Tanzania around the turn of the millenium. It is here that Jim joined Exodus leading many of our groups on Africa's highest mountains, before escaping away in the rainy seasons to destinations like Nepal and Japan. Now 'Head of Product' Jim is responsible for keeping Exoduss range of experiences at the forefront of adventure travel.

Expert in: North and East Africa, Nepal, Japan, North America, Chile, New Zealand and wildlife.

Joined Exodus in: 2000A love of cycling from an early age meant that Andy was always destined to travel. This began with cycling to and from school, followed by a misspent youth racing BMX bikes. The distances have increased a little since then, culminating with two 4000+ mile rides around the States and Mexico. Five years leading cycling, trekking and snowshoe trips for Exodus enabled him to travel much further afield and this experience is put to good use in his current role managing the short haul Product team.

Joined Exodus in: 1995At the tender age for 40(ish), Mike is already an Exodus old-timer. Joining Exodus in 1995, with 5 years as a tour leader where he specialised in the Himalayas and Latin America, Mike finally hung up his trekking boots after 2 years in the Pyrenees running trekking, biking and snowshoeing trips. Back in the office Mike developed our Winter Activities programme before moving into operations. As Operations Director, Mike's mission is now to 'make Health and Safety interesting' (good luck Mike) while maintaining Exodus' spirit of adventure!

Joined Exodus in: 1993Rob is a Marketing graduate who had a couple of years 'out' before university, firstly living on a kibbutz in Israel and then travelling overland to Cape Town. He managed our Walking & Trekking programme for many years and also has a keen interest in North and South America. Rob has lost count of the number of Exodus trips he has undertaken and has climbed Kilimanjaro, walked the Inca Trail and trekked to Everest Base Camp. He is now the eCommerce Manager and oversees all of our digital marketing activities. His most recent trip was to Egypt with his family.

Expert in: North and South America, Walking & Trekking, Family Adventures, Nepal.

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